Updated ARIN allocation information

Sat Feb 1 00:38:57 UTC 2014

has it be clarified by arin on why they are going to allocate /28s?   seems
a faster way to waste ipv4 space with unusable ip addresses?     The only
thing I can think of is micro allocations for IX points.

*Bryan Socha*
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On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 6:58 PM, William Herrin <bill at herrin.us> wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 6:45 PM, Tore Anderson <tore at fud.no> wrote:
> > What I fail to understand from this thread is the apparent expectation
> > that these smaller-than-/24 microscopic delegations from ARIN will be
> > popular.
>
> Hi Tore,
>
> There is every expectation that they will be unpopular. They're a
> hedge against the possibility of a grueling last-minute IPv6
> conversion following a failed IPv4 market. They're something that can,
> with difficulty, be made to work. They serve no other purpose.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Herrin
>
>
>
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